UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
     Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) November 16, 2007

                           ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

          Delaware                     0-16214                14-0462060
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(State or other jurisdiction         (Commission           (I.R.S. Employer
      of incorporation)             File Number)         Identification No.)

     1373 Broadway, Albany, New York                           12204
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(Address of principal executive offices)                     (Zip Code)

        Registrant's telephone number, including area code (518) 445-2200

                                      None
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         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; etc.

Item 8.01. Other Events

Richard A. Carlstrom, the Registrant's Vice President-Controller and principal
accounting officer, has informed the Registrant of his intention to retire from
the Company effective March 31, 2008. At a meeting on Friday, November 16, the
Registrant's Board of Directors voted unanimously to elect David M. Pawlick to
the position of Vice President-Controller, effective upon Mr. Carlstrom's
retirement. Mr. Pawlick will be the Registrant's principal accounting officer as
of such date.

Mr. Pawlick currently serves as the Registrant's Director of Corporate
Accounting, a position he has held since joining the Registrant in August 2000.
From 1994 to 2000 he served as Director of Finance and Controller for Ahlstrom
Machinery, Inc. in Glens Falls, New York. Prior to 1994, he was employed as an
Audit Manager for Coopers & Lybrand.


                                   Signature

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                          ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP.

                                          By: /s/ Michael C. Nahl
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                                          Name:  Michael C. Nahl
                                          Title: Executive Vice President and
                                                 Chief Financial Officer

Date: November 21, 2007